Therapy for kids is about helping every child in our community build the connections they can count on to thrive. We work with families to address behaviors that interfere with educational and social functioning. In addition, our goal is to help your child learn emotional regulation through behavioral modifications. Children express emotions differently than adults. It is not uncommon for children to act out emotionally or exhibit mood, sleep, and social disturbances. And because they are not mature enough to articulate their emotions effectively, it can manifest itself in many ways.

Our licensed child therapists understand the unique needs of children, and we offer a variety of treatment approaches, such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Play Therapy, and Children’s Groups to address those needs.

Play therapy is a technique used in children’s therapy that honors their unique developmental level and language. Through Play Therapy, a licensed mental health professionals use play therapy to help their clients, most often children ages three to 12 years better express themselves while resolving their concerns. Play therapy works for behavioral problems, such as anger management, grief, loss, divorce, abandonment, crisis, and trauma.

CBT is a form of psychotherapy of which can be with children, teens, and adults. The goal is to get people to look at their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In addition, it shows them how to replace negative thoughts with more realistic, positive ones. Thus, helping them change behaviors that are getting in the way of healthy functioning. CBT can be most effective with younger children when focusing on the behavioral part of the therapy. The goal is to unlearn the avoidant behavior.

When treating children with anxiety, one of the most prominent techniques used in CBT is called “exposure and response prevention.” This technique exposes a child to the things that trigger their anxiety in structured, incremental steps within a safe setting. Learn more about CBT.